Chapter 99

Poison?

Indeed, this is a problem. In this world, physical attacks or magical attacks can be resisted, but toxins are something that are hard to guard against. It's not that humans have no way to treat toxins, but rather, humans, like most living beings, are actually very fragile. Most things in this world can pose a fatal threat to humans. In the world he once knew, Long Yi was a big fan of a saying: "Everything is poisonous, as long as the dose is sufficient." This means that anything can be toxic to the human body if it reaches a certain quantity. Humans cannot invent a potion that can neutralize any toxin, so they cannot have too much targeted defense against toxins.

Moreover, this poison is clearly designed to target living beings.

"What kind of poison is this?"

Long Yi carefully observed Ailin's condition and found that apart from her face being slightly dark and her breathing a bit rapid, there were no other obvious symptoms.

"Spring Poison," Xiao Zi said. "Only you can help her detoxify."

"Oh!—Ah?"

Long Yi was dumbfounded. No way, such a cliché poison would appear here? Are we in a third-rate martial arts novel?

"No, no, no, I was just joking. She was injured by a monster, so naturally, she was infected with Crystal Poison. Anyone injured by a monster has a high chance of being infected with Crystal Poison. If you don't believe me, look, the wound is already starting to form small crystals."

Xiao Zi said with a giggle.

Long Yi, who had already prepared to make a sacrifice in just half a second, felt his face heat up, but fortunately, his thick skin prevented him from blushing. He quickly lowered his head and carefully examined Ailin's wound. Indeed, when he looked at the wound against the sunlight, he could see some shiny structures.

Crystal Poison. During battles with monsters, everyone would be given some Crystal Poison antidotes. These were distributed uniformly and could also be exchanged for crystal cores at task stations across the empire.

Bajie wobbled over. He had also been flung away, but fortunately, his thick skin prevented any damage to his body.

"Bajie, are you okay?" Long Yi asked. Bajie shook his head, patted his belly, and grinned, indicating that he was fine. Not only was Bajie fine, but the little fairy dragon sleeping on his head didn't even wake up, which was quite strange. It was as if she was rooted on Bajie's head. Who knows if she would sprout and grow branches in a few days.

Bajie took out a bottle of antidote from his spatial pocket and handed it to Long Yi. Just as Long Yi was about to open it, Xiao Zi spoke up from the side, "If I were you, I wouldn't detoxify her."

"Why?" Long Yi asked curiously.

"Because, Crystal Poison can make her stronger."

Everyone knew that the reason those monsters from other dimensions were so powerful was that they could coexist with Crystal Poison. They used Crystal Poison to continuously enhance their strength. After countless years of evolution, they eventually became the powerful beings they are now. Crystal Poison has the same effect on any living being, but the people in this world find it difficult to adapt to the explosive power increase.

However, some powerful beings can do it.

For example, the monsters they were hunting. They were originally powerful beings, and after being infected with Crystal Poison, they successfully integrated it into their bodies, becoming even more powerful mutated life forms. They controlled the Crystal Poison through crystal cores.

Xiao Zi's suggestion was for Ailin to use the crystal cores they had just obtained to control the Crystal Poison, thereby enhancing her defensive capabilities.

In fact, after this battle, Ailin had already noticed her weakness.

Her defense was extremely low.

Girls are naturally beauty-conscious, and Ailin had just learned some very advanced combat techniques, which boosted her confidence. She would never listen to Long Yi's advice to turn herself into a mummy. Moreover, as a magic warrior, there was no suitable defensive equipment for her. Ordinary metal equipment with good defensive effects would reduce the effectiveness of magic, while mithril, which is compatible with magic, is too soft and offers no protection.

However, after this experience, Ailin saw Long Yi rush into the monster's mouth and come out unscathed after an explosion. She also saw Bajie being flung away with a force much greater than what she experienced, yet Bajie returned with a carefree waddle.

Long Yi is human, and Bajie is a dragon. But she, with her half-dragon body, couldn't even compare to them.

This time, Ailin had no resistance to increasing her defense.

"What should I do?" she asked weakly.

Xiao Zi giggled and raised her hand toward Long Yi, "Have you heard of Crystal Core Armament? Within an hour of the crystal core being removed, if you use a special method, you can convert it into your own armament!"

"Is it that amazing?"

"Brother Long, contribute a crystal core. Just place the crystal core on the wound, let it absorb her blood, and continuously inject dragon power. When it fully absorbs the dragon power, it will immediately merge with you, becoming an equipment you can control. As for how to use it, you'll naturally understand."

When the monster exploded, the crystal cores flew everywhere, but they didn't escape the Shadow Dragon's eyes. Facing a monster that was immune to physical attacks, the Shadow Dragon couldn't help much, but it took on the task of searching for lost items. Besides the two large crystal cores from the monster's body, the Shadow Dragon found twenty small crystal cores from the surrounding area!

This means that the monster, besides the two initial monsters that devoured each other, had also devoured twenty small monsters!

Long Yi looked at the wounds on Ailin's two arms and took out the two largest crystal cores from the pile, handing them over.

"Brother Long! This won't do! These two crystal cores are at least level eight or nine. Using them on me is a waste. I... I'm holding you back, I'm a complete idiot! No! I'm a complete idiot! I don't deserve such good crystal cores! Just give me the smallest one... No, no! I'll just drink the antidote, I don't deserve this."

Seeing the flustered and incoherent girl, Long Yi just chuckled and said, "Silverlight, hold her."

Immediately, a white-transparent silver dragon flew out from behind Ailin. The little dragon called out, and Ailin was instantly immobilized. Although Silverlight didn't have control over the body, it could still forcibly control Ailin's body in times of danger.

Like now, Ailin was completely restrained, unable to move or speak, and could only watch as Long Yi placed the two large crystal cores on the wounds on her arms.

As soon as the crystal cores touched the wounds, they began to absorb the blood. Long Yi let go, and the crystal cores automatically adhered to the wounds, not falling off. The small crystals around the wounds instantly melted and disappeared, and the entire crystal gradually turned a bright red.

The wounds healed quickly, faster than Long Yi's giant body. In no time, Ailin's arms were smooth and showed no signs of injury.

Ailin's strength also recovered. She stood up, moved her body, and even her abdomen no longer hurt. Ailin raised her hands and immediately felt the two crystal cores on her arms, which felt completely like part of her body, with no discomfort.

With a thought, a layer of black gel emerged from the two crystal cores, completely enveloping Ailin. In a moment, the surface of the gel formed a layer of solid crystals, making Ailin look like she was wearing several layers of winter coats.

"Ha ha ha—"

Xiao Zi couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Ailin's face turned red, and the crystals burst, the black gel slowly fading away. She tried several times but found it difficult to succeed. Either the coverage was too thin, offering no protection, or it was too thick, affecting her flexibility.

"Actually, you don't need to create a full suit of heavy armor," Long Yi said.

Ailin looked up, her eyes filled with anticipation. She now trusted Long Yi unconditionally, and his words were almost like a royal decree.

"Your combat techniques are based on flexible attacks. If you wear heavy armor, it will affect your flexibility in battle. Although it will increase your defense, it might also make you more vulnerable to attacks. So, you can choose some key defensive areas, such as your arms, which you feel are most likely to come into contact with enemies or be hit. As long as you protect these areas, you should be fine in battle. You don't need to directly generate crystal armor; you can form the crystals when you encounter a battle, which should be in time," Long Yi said.

Ailin's face lit up with joy. Only Brother Long could come up with such a good idea!

Ailin closed her eyes, thought carefully, and came up with a plan.

The black gel slowly covered Ailin's arms, then spread to her shoulders and stopped. Steam rose, and the gel became tough. On the outside of her arms and the back of her hands, a layer of solid crystals formed, turning into sturdy arm armor. Two large blood-red crystal cores were embedded in the arm armor, continuously supplying power to Ailin's entire body. These crystal cores had become part of Ailin's body, meaning that as her strength increased, the crystal cores would also become stronger, which was the power of the crystal cores.

Ailin moved her arms and felt no discomfort, as if there was no extra weight.

Then she bent down, took off the long boots Long Yi had given her, carefully cleaned them, and put them in her spatial pocket. She placed her hands on her thighs. The gel spread over her legs, gradually covering them completely and forming boots at the soles. Steam rose again, and the gel solidified. On her feet and the front of her shins, a layer of solid crystal armor formed.

After doing all this, Ailin moved around, performed a set of punches, and excitedly came to Long Yi, turning around.

"Brother Long! Does this look good?"

"Good! Absolutely good!"

What else could he say! This little girl was completely seductive! The black arm armor and black thigh-high boots almost completely drew attention to her body! Not to mention her not-so-full chest and soft waist, just the thigh-high boots almost completely highlighted her round, firm, and elastic buttocks!

What a temptation!

As a girl, Ailin couldn't help but feel Long Yi's gaze moving over her body, focusing on certain areas. But Ailin didn't mind; she even felt a bit secretly pleased.

"Even compared to Sister Elsa, I won't lose!"

Ailin thought to herself.

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